Rentals Replaced My Income in 11 Years (Even After Making Every Mistake)

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast · Aug 10, 2026 · 38m

In just 11 years, Aaron Murphy has replaced his and his wife’s income with repeatable, long-term rental properties. No complicated strategy. No huge windfall of cash. He made serious mistakes on his first true investment property, but quickly developed a “foolproof” system that allowed him to scale to an impressive real estate portfolio and gave him a sustainable exit path out of his W-2 job.

After getting tired of the “do this or don’t get paid” mentality at his job, Aaron realized he needed another source of income. Stocks required too much upfront cash, homes in his city were too…